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[15] Birthday money on top of a job. I literally have no hobbies besides gaming, programming, and working out (although I'm pretty socially outgoing, if that counts for anything). I am a heavy PC gamer, bought my first ever PC, a $900 build which has been my dream ever since my abusive parents threw my Playstation X at me 7 years ago. Also a basketball fan, but not very good at the sport. Other than that, can't think of much somebody like me would spend $300 on. I kind of really want to spend it on a Playstation 3. Do you guys think it'd be worth it?

How much would I need for my first car, realistically? I make about $350 a month. Just kinda want to buy something for myself since literally all I've been stuck with my entire life is my Playstation X (until it broke) and books.

Agree with 3-4k. My friend got a 1k Jeep and put a few hundred into it. It lasted a week and a half. If your serious. head over to r/cars or autos for help. They really will help you if you tell them what you currently have saved up, where you are (car markets very by state) and try and find you something you like (as best as they can for X amount of dollars.

But seriously, I'd maybe try investing if I were you. Serious. If you do it prudently, it's money in your pocket. Programming firms and network security companies are the sure-things now.
Turn that money into more money.

You don't have to spend it. If you cannot find a thing to buy or spend on, just save it. Saving it is almost the best route in all cases unless the thing you're buying has multiple features and applications, anyway.

Get a good mouse and/or keyboard. Good gaming ones can range from 70-150 for each the mouse and the keyboard depending on what brand you buy. If you don't need these spend it and figure out what to do with it later.

Invest in some stocks man. Investing will be worth it in the long run. Since you said you are a programmer, you could also use that money to buy a development license for iOS or Android and you could make apps for those platforms. You could make the money you invested back or even more.

If don't like those two options, then just save your money for a time when you actually need it.

I dont know about individual stocks, besides you cant just buy 1. $300 is enough to open a Roth IRA and even if you put in $50 a month, youll have a nice fund at 18, 20, 30 etc. I mean, you say you like basketball. any favorite players, this would be a flashy purchase but maybe their signature kicks? Idk, As far as the PS3, you work, you like programming, you reddit, you play PC games. Whats on the PS3 that you cant play on PC? Because there is no sense in buying the PS3 for one game, your gonna accumulate more. Or just save it, tuck it away for something. But dont get me wrong, there is no harm in a "fun" purchase once.

The stock market. Seriously. If you can invest in "safe" stocks with a relatively high dividend, you can forget about it for 10 or so years, and have a nice sum of cash waiting for you for when you really will need it.

But if you really want to spend some money, then I recommend getting the PS3. It's really worth it, especially if you have some friends to play with (online and local). I know Gamestop had a really nice bundle with some new games that came out recently on Black Friday. There'll likely be some sort of bundle you can find somewhere for $300 that comes with some solid games. I love my PS3.